SimplyScripts Screenwriting Discussion Board / Getting to know you, getting to know all about you... / Favorite campy/cheesy movie?
Posted by: wonkavite (Guest), April 14th, 2011, 8:00pm
Okay - here's a "getting to know you question":
What's your favorite cheesy movie?
I'll start:. Flash Gordon, by a mile!. Great soundtrack, terrible (though colorful) FX....and absolutely horrible acting. Just perfect, all around! Think I'm going to get it on Itunes... ;D
Posted by: bert, April 14th, 2011, 8:11pm; Reply: 1
"Rocky Horror" by a mile.
It is not my favorite film by any means -- and yet I have seen it probably 5 times more than any other film ever.
What could that possibly mean?
Edit: "He asked rhetorically."
Posted by: leitskev, April 14th, 2011, 8:20pm; Reply: 2
It means you live near a major arts city or a college, I think. Did they have the live actors on the side too?
Posted by: wonkavite (Guest), April 14th, 2011, 9:36pm; Reply: 3
Actually never saw Rocky Horror with an audience, myself. Probably seen it about 5-6 times, though. It wears really well. (Of course, so do Priscilla, The Hangover, and Repo, the Genetic Opera...)
Posted by: mcornetto (Guest), April 14th, 2011, 9:40pm; Reply: 4
I've seen Rocky Horror at least 13 times and with all kinds of audiences. Even once with a stage show up front. There was nothing quite like a Rocky Horror midnight show.
Posted by: Zack, April 14th, 2011, 9:42pm; Reply: 5
Ghosts of Mars. Sleepaway Camp 1,2, and 3
Oh... and the absolute cheesiest movie of all time is Maximum Overdrive. Hahahahaha funny for all the wrong reasons.
:)
~Zack~
Posted by: Shelton, April 14th, 2011, 10:06pm; Reply: 6
There was guilty pleasure thread where I answered Flash Gordon and Sgt. Pepper, so I'll stick with those.
Posted by: dogglebe (Guest), April 15th, 2011, 7:47am; Reply: 7
I've seen RHPS about twenty times in the theater, with a live audience. Then I bought the VHS and watched it at home. With the audience participation, the movie sucks.
Posted by: Andrew, April 15th, 2011, 8:42am; Reply: 8
I guess The Notebook has to fall into this category. And yes. I cried.
Posted by: Brian M, April 15th, 2011, 11:16am; Reply: 9
My ultimate guilty pleasure movie is Coyote Ugly (don't laugh)
Posted by: Dreamscale (Guest), April 15th, 2011, 2:52pm; Reply: 10
HA!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band! YES!! Saw it at the theater as a kid twice. Fond memories. Funny stuff...the ultimate in cheese...maybe...
Never could get through RHPS, and have zero interest in it now.
I don't know, is Starship Troopers considered cheese? If so, easily my favorite. Actually think it's a damn entertaining movie anyway you look at it.
Posted by: Zack, April 15th, 2011, 3:07pm; Reply: 11
Starship Troopers is AWESOME! The special effects still rock! :D
~Zack~
Posted by: leitskev, April 15th, 2011, 3:49pm; Reply: 12
Undercover Brother
I never get sick of seeing it. Greatest movie of all time!
Posted by: Dressel, April 15th, 2011, 4:12pm; Reply: 13
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
Posted by: Ledbetter (Guest), April 15th, 2011, 4:30pm; Reply: 14
KISS MY PINKY RING...
A FRIKIN CLASSIC.
Shawn.....><
Posted by: DarrenJamesSeeley, April 15th, 2011, 5:00pm; Reply: 15
Where 'Blue' isn't a monkey but actually a giant mutant man-eating cricket, and the hospital is locked down for quarantine.
and of course...
Okay the latter was a made for TV flick back in the '70s but still, whatcha want with Connie Selleca's Sea Witch and a giant snapping turtle?! Yeah, I'd remake that.
Posted by: Ryan1, April 15th, 2011, 5:10pm; Reply: 16
I don't know if it qualifies in this category, but I always thought The Warriors was an awesome example of campy action. I mean, there's actually a gang of mimes here. You gotta love it.
Posted by: Dreamscale (Guest), April 15th, 2011, 5:48pm; Reply: 17
Actually my 2 very favoritest, most greatest, most awesomely horrible movies ever put to film...and I saw them both at the theater...and they're nearly impossible to find an any format are...
DRUM ROLL PLEASE...
Up From The Depths
The Being
Pure cheese, pure horrible...pure hilarious...
Posted by: B.C., April 15th, 2011, 8:05pm; Reply: 18
I could be here all day, but off the top of my head:
The Bronx Warriors Frankenhooker Brain Damage Street Trash Slime City Killer Klowns from outer Space Wild Zero Bad Taste Zombi 3 Zombi 4 Zombie Holocaust The Refrigerator
The Warriors was mentioned! One of my all time faves. 'Low' budget and costume design aside, there's more to that movie than cheese. It's a shit load better than '300' which is based on the same source material.
Posted by: wonkavite (Guest), April 16th, 2011, 9:25pm; Reply: 19
I forgot about this one! Attack of the Alien's Deadly Spawn. And one of my mother's best friend's nieces was a victim in it...
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Posted by: Dreamscale (Guest), April 16th, 2011, 9:54pm; Reply: 20
WOW, that looks truly horribly awesome! How'd I miss that one?
Posted by: dkfrizzell, April 18th, 2011, 11:00am; Reply: 21
Hands down: Army of Darkness.
Also, an honorable mention for Captain Ron!
Posted by: James McClung, April 18th, 2011, 5:56pm; Reply: 22
Evil Dead is the best cheesy movie ever made. A true masterpiece.
Deep Blue Sea would be my favorite cheesy "bad" movie. Completely idiotic. Did they really think they could get away with a tiger shark that looks exactly the same as a mako, only with stripes? Well... they did. I just can't for the life of me hate that movie. True, there isn't a single good shark movie out there that's not Jaws but by default, Deep Blue Sea is the second best and probably the only one that wasn't absolutely horrible.
Posted by: Dressel, April 18th, 2011, 6:05pm; Reply: 23
Freaked is a pretty damn cheesy movie that Alex Winter got produced because of his fame from Bill & Ted. It features an uncredited appearance by Keanu Reeves as a dog man...or man dog...whatever.
It's really stupid, but I can't help but laugh at a lot of it; especially the parts with Randy Quaid.
Posted by: Sparrow, May 17th, 2011, 6:47am; Reply: 24
CAMP BLOOD (1999) and BLOODY MURDER (2000) for me.
I actually want to buy the Bloody Murder rights and make BM3, 4, 5 & 6 (mos of which are scripted and ready to go).
